EU coalescing around $60 per barrel price cap on Russian crude oil exports

1st Dec 2022 14:57

(Sharecast News) - European Union member states were nearing a consensus on the level for the block's price cap on Russian crude oil exports centred on the $60 barrel mark.

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Sector movers: Financials and Oil pace gains, China in the spotlight

29th Nov 2022 21:30

(Sharecast News) - Financials and Miners paced gains in the stock market on Tuesday following news that authorities in China wanted to strengthen vaccination rates among those over 80.

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Oil prices fall sharply on Chinese unrest

28th Nov 2022 12:36

(Sharecast News) - Oil prices fell on Monday, as rare social unrest in China weighed heavily on both equities and commodities.

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EU fails to agree on Russian oil price cap, talks set to continue

24th Nov 2022 05:32

(Sharecast News) - European Union ambassadors failed to agree on the exact level of a proposed price cap on exports of Russian crude oil overnight.

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US and EU set to announce price cap for Russian oil on Wednesday

23rd Nov 2022 10:59

(Sharecast News) - Washington and its allies were set to announce the level of the price cap for exports of Russian crude oil on Wednesday.

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Chinese buyers pause some purchases of Russian crude ahead of price cap details

22nd Nov 2022 10:18

(Sharecast News) - Chinese buyers of Russian Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean crude oil had paused their purchases ahead of the expected announcement of Washington's proposed oil price cap.

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Wednesday preview. Fed meeting minutes, Johnson Matthey in focus

22nd Nov 2022 10:03

(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight on Wednesday was expected to be on the release of the minutes of the US central bank's most recent policy meeting.

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Goldman says bear market 'not yet over'

22nd Nov 2022 09:10

(Sharecast News) - Goldman Sachs expected global equities to begin moving into a new bull market in 2023 - but from lower levels.

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Sector movers: Oil stocks drag amid concerns around Chinese reopening

22nd Nov 2022 02:59

(Sharecast News) - Big Pharma and Utilities paced gains at the start of the week, as investors shifted towards defensive issues following reports of the first Covid-19 deaths in China since the end of the second quarter, which stoked concerns that Beijing might slow the reopening of its economy.

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BP Rotterdam refinery staff implement work-to-rule over pay demands

14th Nov 2022 10:58

(Sharecast News) - BP refinery workers in Rotterdam have started work-to-rule industrial action as part of a dispute over pay and conditions.

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BP quarterly profits surge

1st Nov 2022 07:00

(Sharecast News) - BP Group reported a surge in quarterly profits on Tuesday, well ahead of City expectations, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed oil and gas prices to historic highs.

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Tuesday preview: US JOLTS survey, BP in the spotlight

31st Oct 2022 15:16

(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight on Tuesday will be on the US jobs market, as the Department of Labor releases its closely followed JOLTS labour market survey for the month of September.

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Hunt considering energy windfall tax hike to 30pc

31st Oct 2022 07:47

(Sharecast News) - Energy firms could face windfall taxes as high as 30%, and an extension of its imposition by three years, according to fresh reports late on Sunday.

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Sector movers: Oil and Gas buoyed by speculation about changes in China Covid rules

20th Oct 2022 18:46

(Sharecast News) - Oil and Gas shares lent their heft to Thursday's gains, possibly on the back of a report that Beijing was mulling whether to ease Covid-19 rules.

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BP snaps up Archaea Energy in $4.1bn deal

17th Oct 2022 12:19

(Sharecast News) - BP said on Monday that it has agreed to buy US renewable natural gas producer Archaea Energy in a $4.1bn deal.

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